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2014 Harlan Estate
4/25/2024 - Juliansi Likes this wine: 95 Points
Look what showed up after my Grange 1996... this was served blind to us.
Nose was black fruit forward, with blackcurrant and berry liquor aromatics. Came across as being quite obviously Bordeaux like but much richer.
Ultra dark core. I thought.. Napa 2015.
Colour: Deepest garnet and near opaque with tinges of purple.
Nose: Blackfruit, light cassis and classic Bordeaux claret.
Palate: More black fruit, richness and concentration, with hints of rich cedar and vanilla on the back palate.
Mouthfeel: Amazingly toes the line between power but remains so balanced.
Colour: Deepest garnet and near opaque with tinges of purple.
Nose: Blackfruit, light cassis and classic Bordeaux claret.
Palate: More black fruit, richness and concentration, with hints of rich cedar and vanilla on the back palate.
Mouthfeel: Amazingly toes the line between power but remains so balanced.
Brother RN who generously shared this blue-blooded icon with us all at his Thanksgiving and cosy Birthday bash in Bref at Taman Tun, teasingly unzipped the neoprene sleeve.. I saw a peek of the rounded label, my jaw dropped.
It's a Harlan. I was speechless!
Simply amazing.. the timing of this iconic bottle.
It was the last wine served in the evening, at close to 10pm.
Brother RN nonchalantly said he had brought a "bonus" wine along, and wanted to share it with us.
Mind you I typically find the experience of a bonus forgettable, as one is either too intoxicated or it is somewhat a modest and forgettable ubiquitous 2nd or even 3rd wine, from either a lesser maker or unoutstanding vintage.
Never have I been.. speechless at the unveiling of a bonus bottle!!
2014 is described as a dream vintage in Napa.
Napa Valley's harvest was unusually early this year, not surprising given the state’s ongoing drought, which was so extreme that the cover crops in many vineyards never took hold.
Substantial rain in late February and early March relieved most of the stress and set up the vines for a vigorous start.
"Early" was the key word all season, from budbreak to veraison to harvest. Thankfully, the hotter months proved milder than most expected.
25th Apr 2024
Bref at Taman Tun, KL Malaysia
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1996 Penfolds Grange
4/25/2024 - Juliansi Likes this wine: 93 Points
Sometimes I have to pinch myself.. within 💯 hours in the same week, I tried two aged Grange 1996s.
4 hours bottle breathed, this was my bottle with cherry and menthol bouquet.
DQ had brought the first to our 1st and 2nd Growths session, fooling all of us, so I had to change my game plan for a gathering next week.. I thought why not bring it for this cosy birthday dinner with bro RN instead.
Little did l know.. Aussie wines are RNs kryptonite, but even he had to admit.. this perfectly aged Grange 1996 was his 💚
Bref, Kuala Lumpur
25th Apr 2024
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2006 Taittinger Champagne Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut
4/25/2024 - Juliansi Likes this wine: 95 Points
What a way to kick-start brother RN's birthday.. my first ever taste of Comtes!
Lively, energetic with such fine and precise needle-like bubbles. What came across immediately to me was unripe young mango notes, and the aromatic bouquet on the nose was in full bloom. Light brioche, lemon and even a sea breeze.. I am in love!
Good level of minerality kept building to a crescendo, I loved each and every of the 3 pours I had. This is spectacular!
Finish.. nothing less then 50 seconds, remarbkable. As I had my last sip from the cutely shaped wide bottle, there was even some late sweetness. Great today, perhaps even better in 5-10 years!
Thanksgiving dinner, we are grateful for health, friends and all blessings.. what an evening at Bref in TTDI, happens to be my first time enjoying DC's other kitchen here too!
Bref TTDI, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
25th Apr 2024
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